Hi there. I was just hoping one of you experts would be able to assist me in possibly speeding up my computer start up speeds. I have already tried improving the speed via the methods that are posted here on this website. ie: removing temp file, disabling start up tasks, etc etc. Sadly, doing those things didn't help which made me wonder if I have some type of infection or something on my computer. So I figured I'd post the log to see if you all notice anything. Anyway, thanks for the help in advance.

In case you need to know, I have a SSD which has my OS on it, of course, and a HDD which mostly has pictures, movies, and video games on it.

[Edited for current log files - deleted Hijack this log]

Last edited by CameronJ3 on Thu Jun 16, 2016 10:42 pm; edited 1 time in total

HijackThis is a very old tool which has not been updated in years, and as a consequence is no longer compatible with most modern 64 bit operating systems.

As such, the log you have posted has no relevance to the actual state of your machine, so I'm going to need you to run a different scan tool for me, so that I can get a better idea of what is actually on your computer.

Error: (06/16/2016 11:12:30 AM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (EventID: 7001) (User: )
Description: The NetTcpActivator service depends on the NetTcpPortSharing service which failed to start because of the following error:
%%1058 = The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

Error: (06/16/2016 11:11:57 AM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (EventID: 7031) (User: )
Description: The Sync Host_dafd98 service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 10000 milliseconds: Restart the service.

Error: (06/15/2016 09:16:08 PM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (EventID: 7031) (User: )
Description: The Sync Host_171eab service terminated unexpectedly. It has done this 1 time(s). The following corrective action will be taken in 10000 milliseconds: Restart the service.

Error: (06/15/2016 03:18:27 PM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (EventID: 7000) (User: )
Description: The Steam Client Service service failed to start due to the following error:
%%1053 = The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

Error: (06/15/2016 03:18:27 PM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (EventID: 7009) (User: )
Description: A timeout was reached (30000 milliseconds) while waiting for the Steam Client Service service to connect.

Error: (06/15/2016 03:06:44 PM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (EventID: 7000) (User: )
Description: The Steam Client Service service failed to start due to the following error:
%%1053 = The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

Error: (06/15/2016 03:06:44 PM) (Source: Service Control Manager) (EventID: 7009) (User: )
Description: A timeout was reached (30000 milliseconds) while waiting for the Steam Client Service service to connect.

To answer your question first, I remember installing it some long time ago to make installing something else easier. I honestly don't remember what it was for, but yeah, thats the reasoning behind it. Definitely don't need it now. And here is the remainder of the first post. Sorry, I didn't catch that it was cut off.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\winlogon.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\wininit.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\explorer.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\svchost.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\services.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\User32.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\User32.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\userinit.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\userinit.exe => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\rpcss.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\dnsapi.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\SysWOW64\dnsapi.dll => File is digitally signed
C:\WINDOWS\system32\Drivers\volsnap.sys => File is digitally signed

No obvious signs of malware in the logs you've supplied so far, there's a few minor issues showing that we could deal with, but nothing that I believe would be the cause of the problems you're experiencing.

To ensure that I haven't missed anything, I'd like you to run an online AV scan for me please ....

Please run a scan with ESET Online Scanner

Note: You can use either Internet Explorer or Mozilla FireFox for this scan. You will however need to disable your current installed Anti-Virus, how to do so can be read here.

Note: If using Mozilla Firefox you will need to download esetsmartinstaller_enu.exe when prompted then double click on it to install.
All of the below instructions are compatible with either Internet Explorer or Mozilla FireFox.

Select the option YES, I accept the Terms of Use then click on:

When prompted allow the Add-On/Active X to install.

Make sure that the option Remove found threats is NOT checked.

Now click on Advanced Settings and select the following:

Scan for potentially unwanted applications

Scan for potentially unsafe applications

Enable Anti-Stealth Technology

Now click on:

The virus signature database... will begin to download. Be patient this make take some time depending on the speed of your Internet Connection.

When completed click on Start to start the scan.

Do not touch either the Mouse or keyboard during the scan otherwise it may stall.

When completed you will be presented with a list of found threats ....

I do believe that it seemed to start up better after the reboot. I'm not sure if it was because it was just a restart or if I need to do an actually shut down and then try. But anyway, the restart seemed to load fast. Here is the fixlog.

OK, try re-booting a couple of times, and see whether there has been any actual improvement.

There were quite a lot of temporary files (1.1GB) cleaned from your machine, and these can often cause performance issues, so it's a good idea to clean them out fairly frequently._________________Gary RAdministrator atMalware Removal University